Building Regulations 2016
70Exempt temporary structures
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70 Exempt temporary structures
(1) For the purposes of section 228(b) of the Act, the following buildings are not required to have a temporary occupancy permit:
(a) mobile food vans;
(b) mobile accommodation at a caravan park, a camping ground or similar area;
(c) portable toilets;
(d) scaffolding, cranes, hoarding, or site shed, on a construction site;
(e) prefabricated buildings that are –
(i) erected for a temporary use and are less than 50 square metres in floor space; and
(ii) separated from all other structures on the site so as not to increase the risk of the spread of fire between the building and other structures.
(2) For the purposes of section 228(b) of the Act, the following tents, booths or gazeboes are not required to have a temporary occupancy permit:
(a) a tent that is erected for a temporary use at a caravan park, a camping ground or similar area;
(b) a tent, booth or gazebo with a floor area of less than 75 square metres if –
(i) the tent, booth or gazebo is the only temporary structure on the site where it is erected; and
(ii) the tent, booth or gazebo does not include an ignitable fuel source; and
(iii) there is no ignitable fuel source within 10 metres of the tent, booth or gazebo; and
(iv) the tent, booth or gazebo will not, at any one time, remain erected for more than 48 hours; and
(v) the tent, booth or gazebo does not require a plumbing permit in order for the tent, booth or gazebo to be erected; and
(vi) the tent, booth or gazebo does not need an off-site disposal system; and
(vii) the tent, booth or gazebo does not need electrical wiring; and